National Assembly<\/a> for standing their ground on the passage of the Act.<\/p>\nOlogunagba said that the newly signed Electoral Act, among other things, principally provided for the electronic transmission of election results directly from the polling units.<\/p>\n
This, according to the party, is a death knell to manipulations, ballot box snatching, ballot box stuffing and alteration of election results at the collation centres against the expressed will of the people.<\/p>\n
The PDP said that the signing of the new Electoral Act clearly signposts the inevitable triumph of the will and aspiration of the people in 2023 through a process that ensures that votes cast at the polling units count.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe PDP calls on Nigerians not to rest on their oars but to further strengthen their resolve by rallying themselves to take charge of their polling units.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey should ensure that their votes are transparently counted and transmitted in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Party therefore charges Nigerians and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be at alert and resist all shenanigans ahead of the 2023 elections.\u201d<\/p>\n
The party commended the International Community for standing on the side of democracy in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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